Evaluation of Five Most Commonly Grown Cotton Cultivars (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Under Mediterranean Conditions: Productivity and Fibre Quality

Studies were conducted in four regions of central Greece (Larisa, Karditsa, Livadia, Thiva), to evaluate the productivity and fibre properties (fibre strength and fibre length) of the five most commonly grown cotton cultivars in these regions. The experiments lasted for 6 years (1995–2000). All the characteristics tested were strongly influenced by the factors ‘year’, ‘cultivar’ and ‘region’. Significant cultivar × region, year × cultivar, region × year and cultivar × region × year interactions occurred for all the characteristics studied. The cultivar Alegria had the highest seed‐cotton and lint yield, while Aria had the lowest ones. Both cultivars gave the highest mean lint percentage but the lowest mean boll weight (MBW). Alegria had the lowest fibre strength, while Aria had the highest. The Acala‐type cultivars, Acala SJ2 and Zeta 2, had intermediate seed‐cotton and lint yield, while Vered 171 had high seed‐cotton and satisfactory lint yield. The three cultivars mentioned above had the highest MBW and very good fibre strength. Positive correlation was observed between fibre strength and length. In spite of the fact that mean fibre length was statistically the same in all cultivars, it was influenced by the factor ‘year’, as a result of different weather conditions. The year 1996 was the most unfavourable one for seed‐cotton yield and MBW, because it was characterized by lower than average air temperatures and rather dry conditions for all study sites. The factor ‘region’, a combination of different climatic conditions and cultural practices, influenced significantly all the parameters studied.     

火龙果镰刀菌果腐病病原菌鉴定及生物学特性研究

采用形态学特征观察、rDNA-ITS序列、EF-1α序列比对和系统发育树分析的方法对引起火龙果镰刀菌果腐病病原菌进行鉴定,并初步研究其生物学特性。结果表明:引起火龙果镰刀菌果腐病是单隔镰刀菌(Fusarium dimerum Penzig in Saccardo),这是该菌引起火龙果果腐病在国内的首次报道。该菌菌丝生长的适宜温度25~35℃,最适温度30℃,适宜产孢温度25~35℃,最适产孢温度30~35℃,致死温度75℃(10 min);适宜pH5~9,最适pH7,最适产孢pH4;连续光照、D-果糖为碳源、牛肉膏和蛋白胨为氮源时最有利于该菌菌丝生长;完全黑暗、D-半乳糖为碳源、尿素为氮源时最有利于该菌产孢。综合分析认为,该菌耐高温,光照充足、弱酸和富含有机营养的环境有利于该菌的生长和繁殖。     

陆地棉品种间杂种苏杂16棉铃发育动态研究

棉铃发育过程中，苏杂１６单铃子棉主的提高表现为二个方面：一是纤维干重的增加，１９９１～１９９２两年平均增加１０．０％；二是种子重量的提高，两年平均单铃种仁重增加９．４％。单铃纤维干重的增长与棉铃对位叶大小呈正相关关系，与棉铃对位叶中全Ｎ含量呈负相关关系．该杂文组合在棉铃发育过程中表现了较强的“源”“库”生理优势，光合产物积累多，营养物质运转快是该组合获得高产的重要生理基础。     

棉花烂铃空间格局及抽样技术研究

本文通过聚集度指标（如：Ｃ、Ｋ、Ｃ＿Ａ、Ｉ、Ｉ＿δ、）测定，以及Ｉｗａｏ’线性回归、Ｔａｙｌｏｒ’ｓＳ￣２一回归和格局纹理分析，结果表明，棉花烂铃空间格而在一切密度下都呈聚集型，且聚集强度随烂铃密度的升高而增加，其空间格局的基本成分是疏松的个体群，其大小约为２～５株棉花，平均约含２．８４个烂铃个体，且个体群内的个体呈随机分布，经μ检验和方差分析，双对角线５点式、棋盘式和平行跳跃式等３种取样方法均适用于棉花烂铃田间调查，尤以双对角线５点式为佳，用双对角线５点式应样法调查的最适抽样数：一般病情普查至少１０个样方（每样方系５株棉花），系统测报和科研调查为２０～３０个样方。最后给出了棉花烂铃平均密度的零频率简易估计模型。     

痕量灌溉对棉花花铃期光合性能日变化及产量的影响

【目的】明确痕量灌溉方式在干旱区灌溉棉田的适用性。【方法】本研究以中棉所92为供试材料,系统监测了痕量灌溉不同埋管深度30 cm(D30)、40 cm(D40)和50 cm(D50)和膜下滴灌(CK)4个处理的棉花花铃期光合日变化及产量效应。【结果】①不同处理下净光合速率和气孔导度的日变化均呈双峰曲线变化趋势,且D30处理各时段的净光合速率和气孔导度均高于其他处理。②不同处理下的胞间CO2摩尔分数日变化均呈广口"V"字形双峰曲线变化趋势,蒸腾速率日变化均呈单峰曲线变化趋势,最大值出现在14:00h。③D30处理的2年平均籽棉产量和平均皮棉产量最高,分别为5 734.28和2 454.53 kg/hm^2,其中籽棉产量分别比CK、D40和D50处理高出1.09%、7.63%和11.38%,皮棉产量分别比CK、D40和D50处理高出3.49%、8.32%和1.61%。【结论】综合光合性能日变化和产量分析得出,内蒙古阿拉善地区采用埋管深度为30 cm的痕量灌溉技术为最佳。     

Management practices to control premature senescence in Bt cotton

Commercial cultivation of Bt cotton produced higher boll load which led to stiff inter-original competition for photosynthates, resulting in early cessation of growth (premature senescence) due to more availability of sink and less sources. To overcome this problem, field experiment was conducted during 2011 and 2012 using five treatments of plant growth manipulation viz. no fruiting branch removal (F₁), removal of first fruiting branch (F₂), removal of first and second fruiting branch (F₃), removal of all squares from first fruiting branch (F₄), removal of all squares from first and second fruiting branches (F₅), and three potassium (K) application rates viz. 50 kg ha^?1 (K₁), 100 kg ha^?1 (K₂), and 150 kg ha^?1 (K₃). More nodes above white flower were recorded in F₅, followed by F₃, while minimum were recorded in F₁. Among potassium levels, maximum nodes above white flower were recorded in K₃ followed by K₂ and K₁ during both years of study. Plant height recorded at physiological cutout stage or at maturity stage showed that plants gained more height with removal of all squares from first tosecond fruiting branches with higher potassium dose. Leaf K increased with increasing applied potassium and also with square/branch removal. So early removal of squares/fruiting branches along with higher potassium dose helped in delaying canopy senescence in Bt cotton.     

棉花花铃期涝渍相随对棉花产量的试验研究

在南方易涝易渍地域，棉花花铃期适逢雨季，常受涝渍综合胁迫，对生长发育和产量均有较大影响。笔者利用测坑试验对该问题进行了研究，建立了涝渍灾害型农田4种排水控制指标模式，初步提出了棉花花铃期的涝渍综合排水控制指标，探讨了体现涝渍兼治的排水控制指标。     

东北玉米杂交种对茎腐病的抗性鉴定

采用田间人工接种鉴定方法,对50份玉米杂交种进行抗性鉴定。结果表明：玉米杂交种接种病原菌后,均有不同程度的茎腐病发生;表现高抗、抗、中抗、感、高感的杂交种分别为9份、11份、6份、11份、13份,占比分别为18%、22%、12%、22%、26%;抗性水平较好的杂交种共有26份,占比52%。     

两种不同熟性陆地棉品种在北疆棉铃发育比较研究

选用两种熟性不同的棉花品种,在北疆比较其棉铃发育及适应性,结果表明:特早熟品种新陆早10号和新陆早13号棉铃生长发育快,蕾铃多,但蕾铃脱落率较高,植株自下而上果枝第一果节棉铃发育所需积温逐渐减少;早中熟品种中棉所35号和冀棉668生育期较长,比特早熟棉长7～8 d,棉铃的成铃率较高,单株平均成铃数也比早熟棉多1.2～2.5个,中部和下部棉铃发育所需积温变化不大,但自上部第6果枝棉铃发育所需积温明显减少.     

抗虫杂交棉棉铃性状与单铃重的关系分析

研究不同铃重类型抗虫杂交棉棉铃性状的差异及与铃重的相关性。以3个高品质陆地棉品种(系)和6个转基因抗虫棉品种(系)为亲本,配制36个正反交组合。以单铃重为聚类指标,采用最小离差平方和法和欧氏平方距离将36个杂交组合分为大、中、小铃3种类型。对3种类型的单铃重和11个棉铃性状进行了方差分析和相关分析。结果表明:单铃重、铃壳重、单铃皮棉重、单铃种子重、单铃种子数、单粒种子重、铃横径和铃纵径表现出显著或极显著差异,单粒种子纤维重、单铃不孕子数、不孕子率和铃壳率差异不显著;简单相关分析和偏相关分析表明多数棉铃性状与单铃重的相关性在不同铃重类型间表现基本相同。单铃种子重对单铃重的贡献最大,依次是单铃皮棉重、单铃种子数。铃壳率、单粒种子重、单粒种子纤维重、铃纵径与单铃重的简单相关和偏相关均未达到显著水平;大中铃重类型的铃重与铃壳重的简单相关系数达到显著水平。该研究结果对于通过棉铃性状的调控提高单铃重具有一定的指导意义。